Publication
Publications are the organizations, individuals or accounts that publish sources. Typical records in this entity type include security forces themselves, media organizations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and social media accounts. We record these distinctly from a Source or Citation, rather than simply as values within those types of record.
This document provides an overview of what information we store about publications.
Publication: Summary of attributes
The table below summarizes the following dimensions of source records:
Attribute label: a human readable label for the attribute
Status: whether the attribute is optional or required in a record
Data type: the sort of data that can be entered into the attribute
Key name: a standardized name that simplifies attribute use in SFM databases
Attribute label |
Status |
Data type |
Key name |
|---|---|---|---|
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required |
string |
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required |
string |
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Publication: Details of attributes
This section contains further information about each attribute, including descriptions, examples of use, and guidance on use.
source:publication_country
Description
The primary country where the publication is established.
Attribute type
Single value, from list
Status
This attribute is optional.
Key name
:publication/country
Example of use
mx
Guidance on use
Values for this field are chosen from the list of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes, which can be found (on the ISO website). This value is determined based on the location of the organization (often found in the “Contact Us” section of a website) or the location a platform gives a social media account. If this cannot be determined the field should be left blank.
source:publication_name
Description
Full name of the publisher or publication of the source.
Attribute type
String
Status
This attribute is required.
Key name
:publication/name
Example of use
Agence Malienne de Presse, Human Rights Watch, @CapitaineIb226
Guidance on use
This attribute is used to record the full, official name of a publisher or publication. This can be the security force itself (such as Nigerian Army), a news organization (such as Reuters), a non-profit organization (such as Amnesty International), a user account on social media (such as @CapitaineIb226), or other similar types of publishers of information.